Window-sash construction.



C. H. ANDERSON.

WINDOW SASH CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED .I'UNE 28| 191B.

Patented July '23, 1918.l

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Application ledwJ'une 28, 1916. Serial No. 1,076,408." Y f t Y l Y i To all whomz't'may concern. Y.

Be it known that I, emmen. AND'ER- soN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county ofHa'lnilton and State of-Ohio,.l1ave invented cer-A tain new :and .nseful ImprovementsV in Winf dow-Sash Construction; and I do hereby declare the following t'o`r be a full,- Lclear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enableV others skilled in the a'rtultowhich it appertans to make and .use the 'sa-me. f

This invention relates to improvements' in car windows and more particularly to sash locking V"means and the mountings therefor, one object of the invention being 'to provide a structure in whicha metal corner bracket may be utilized to provide'improved mountings `forthe sash locking and lifting means andthereby obviate the defects and obje'e# tions incident to the mounting of.lockingY meansfonrwoo'den sash frames. v A

With'this and other objects 'inview,`tl1`e invention consists in certainnovel features of constructiony and combinationsof parts as hereinafter set -forth and 'pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying,drawingsjiFigure-.l

is a-a'ce view Showing the cornerfpo'tion of a. Window ,sash embodying ly improvements; 14`ig 2 is an edge'view Fig.y 3 is allongitudinal sectional view through the lower` right hand corner bracket'of avvindow sash and showing the `momtings offthe lifting' and locking means; Fig. 4 is" a view -on the line T- 'fFigz-'e g TFig-fatis view qnjphe line -5-5 of Fig. 3; Fig. `6 is a view-on" the line 6 6 ofy Fig. 3, and Fig, 7 is a, sep-y arate view of the linger Alift plate.V

l represents the lower `right hand corner bracket of awindow sash and the same isl adapted for connection with the rails of the sash as fully set forthV in my application for patent filed concurrently herewlthand designated by serial No. 106,407. The corner bracket 1 comprises a hollow metal structure, in the chambers of which suitable insulating material 2, may be packed. v

The lower horizontal member of the corner bracket isformed with a-pocket 3, in

5o which a removable backing 4 of cork'or other suitable material may be placed. At or near the top of the pocket 3, the endV walls of the latter are made with" grooves 5 to receive the ends of a finger liftjplate 6, said finger being inserted into the poc wrench the windowrfmme rtsuimbIQeg.; `gagmgi device thereon; #The sharing@ the,

lwhich extends y throughtheV bor 'revolubly' mounted in" a smalle y 'circles the shaft 12fiaiid one endg r-fljhe corner-brackets madewith` Va finger lever 19, the latterbein shaft" 12 passes. The sleeve.'-Iortionoflethi king with the pocket 18. f

et so thatits inner edge will bear against the corkbackingll pro] elctlng portion' of thfngiefliftf y, i ,l 'made with 'shoulders 7 5to rest lagainstfV the" outer face of the-bracket ,The liift'pl" ef thusmade sepame ffr'omfthel breek d f; l

jected to the action ,ofl a sand-fpA C11-ine. This Sanapaperingefthe s' lie-nld;

hat@ readily @templari-dif manage rf ,A

pressen foot is" previdedwieh I the @orner bracket fncoiljedjspmng,

springkis inserted intoa socket'l'f 'n' :shank atte etherenagjefsaia lspring.beingY made with a' ,stjrjaigntpertienf16 groove Vv17 @in-therjwall "efthebdre i8 immediately over the peek lnger lift plate g'frjth.

Ylinger lever is securedtotheishaftvl -b access toA this screw. after'the 'partsjsh have been 'assembled and theshaftpturnedft apply tension to the'k spring, theiingergl" plate 6 Yis made/with a hole 22 Commini My improved locking andv lifting devi can. be easily and quickly assembledga're se curely and ezectually-,InountedWithin the metal Vcorner bracket, and are Ynot liable "to" deterioration or to get .out of order. h l g j, i t eY e- Slight changes might'be mad, in y tailsV of construction. cfg/,my invention with-frlq' 4 Y out departing froml the fSpiritthereof o r t limiting its scope and henceI do ru t',vws h to* I restrict myself to the vprecisedetails hereinji set forth, except-as` limitedbyt1;l5.19,ims y.Y

Having fully described mynvention what njufz-Vv l y.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. In a window sash construction, the combination with rails thereof, of a separate metal corner bracket secured to said rails and constituting a corner portion of the sash, and a sash lock device mounted within and carried by said corner bracket.

2. In a window sash construction, the combination with rails thereof, of a separate corner bracket secured to said rails and constituting a corner portion of the sash, said corner bracket comprising a hollow metal structure having a bore therein, a sash lock having a part mounted in said bore, and thumb lever secured to the part mounted in said bore. V-

3. The combination with rails of a sash and a separate' metal corner-,bracket constituting a part ofthe sash and provided with a bore having a groove in the wall of said bore, of a sash lock device having a part passing through said bore, a spring within said bore having one end connected with the lock device and having its other end disposed in said groove, and a thumb lever connected with said lock device.

4. The combination with rails of a sash and a separate metal corner bracket constituting a part of the sash and having a bore therein, of a sash lock device having a part mounted to turn in said bore, a spring for turning the lock device in one direction, said corner bracket having a pocket, and a finger lever entering said pocket and secured to a part of the lock device within the corner bracket. Y

5. rIhe combination with rails of a sash and a separate metal corner bracket constituting a part of the sash and having an open pocket therein, of a finger lift seeuredly fixed in said pocket at the upper side thereof.

6. The combination with rails of a sash and a separate metal corner bracket consti-V tuting a part of the sash and having a pocket provided in its end walls with grooves, of a lift plate having its ends inserted in said grooves.

7. The combination with rails of a.V sash and a separate metal corner bracket constituting a part of the sash and having a pocket, of a finger lift secured in said pocket and a sash lock device having a part mounted within the bracket above said finger lift.

8. The combination with rails of a sash and a separate metal corner bracket constituting a part of the'sash and having two open pockets one above the other, of a finger lift secured in the lower pocket, a sash lock device having a part mounted within the bracket and passing through the upper pocket, and a finger' lever entering the upper pocket and secured to the part of the lock device which passes through said upper pocket. Y

9. The combination with rails of a sash and a separate metal corner bracket constituting a part of the sash and having two pockets, one above the other, a sash lock device having a part mounted in the bracket and passing through the upper pocket, afinger. lever entering the upper pocket, fastening means securing said fingcrlever to the part of the locking device passing through said upper pocket, and a linger lift secured in the lower pocket and having a hole com-v municating with the upper pocket to permit the insertion of avtool to be applied to said fastening means.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. y Y

f yCHARLES H. ANDERSON.

Witnesses: i

A. W. KROHME, WM. ZIEGENHARDT.

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f Washington, D. C. Y 

